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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL, MUSEUM. 



VOL. 63. 



Eskimo crania: Summary of measurements. 

 MALE. 



Green- 

 land. 



Baffin 

 ]yand. 



"Cen- 

 tral." 



Smith 

 Sound. 



Alaska. 



St. Law- 

 rence 

 Island. 



Asiatic. 



Number of skulls 



Vault: 



Length 



Breadth 



Height 



Cranial Index 



Mean Height Index 



Module 



Capacity 



M.-N. Heights 



Alv.Pt.-N. Heights. 



Breadth 



Facial Index, total 



Facial Index, upper 



Orbits: 



Mean height 



Mean breadth 



Mean Index 



Nose: 



Height 



Breadth 



Index 



(10) 



18.98 

 14 



13.97 

 73.8 

 84.7 

 15.65 

 1,563 



12.66 

 7.70 

 14.48 



87.2 



3.69 

 4.09 

 90.3 



5.43 

 2.31 



42.6 



(7) 



18.96 

 14.37 

 14.06 

 75.8 

 84.4 

 15.81 

 1,566 



12.13 

 7.64 

 14.70 



82.4 

 52 



3.54 

 4.11 

 88.7 



5.73 

 2.27 

 39.7 



(27) 



18.29 



13.90 



13.76 



76 



86.5 



15.32 



12.80 

 7.53 

 14.10 

 91.9 

 53.7 



3.65 

 4.02 

 92.9 



5.42 

 2.32 



45.8 



(158) 



18.40 

 14.14 

 13.70 

 76.9 

 84.2 

 15.42 

 1,506 



12.70 

 7.66 

 14.08 

 90.2 



54.6 



3.69 

 4.04 



91.3 



5.54 

 2.47 



44.6 



(5) 



18.62 

 14.67 

 13.36 

 79.1 

 81 



15.56 

 1,552 



7.6 

 13.96 



(85.6) 

 54.9 



3.,59 

 4.01 



89.5 



5.62 

 2.36 



4S 



FEMALE. 



Number of skulls 



Vault: 



Length 



, Breadth 



Height 



Cranial Index 



Mean Height Index 



Module 



Capacity 



Face: 



M.-N. Heights 



Alv. Ft.- N. Heights. 



Breadth 



Facial Index, total 



Facial Index, upper 



Orbits: 



Mean height 



Mean breadth 



Mean Index 



Nose: 



Height 



Breadth 



Index 



Green- 

 land. 



(44) 



17.99 

 12.96 

 13.10 

 71.9 

 84.8 

 14.71 

 1,347 



11.33 



6.88 

 12.90 

 83.1 

 53.8 



3.56 

 3.88 

 91.8 



5 

 2.15 



Baffin 

 Land. 



(5) 



18.44 

 13.22 

 13.32 



14.96 

 1,403 



1L30 

 6.80 

 13.05 



87.3 

 52.5 



3.50 

 3.90 



89.7 



5.06 

 2.22 



43.9 



"Cen- 

 tral." 



(6) 



18.17 

 13.70 

 13.69 



75.4 

 85.9 

 15.18 

 1,443 



11.70 

 7.14 

 13.82 



84.8 

 51.7 



3.64 

 4.05 



8S.6 



5.06 

 2.21 



43.7 



Smith 

 Sound. 



(2) 



18 



13.80 



13.65 



76.7 



85.8 



15.14 



11.20 

 6.80 

 13.20 



S4.8 

 51.5 



3.51 

 3.96 



88.6 



5.3 

 2.3 



43. 9 



Alaska. 



(18) 



17.68 

 13.57 

 13.19 

 76.8 

 84-4 

 14.81 

 1,346 



10.95 



7 

 13.10 



88.4 

 53.7 



3.59 

 3.86 

 92.8 



5.12 

 2.28 



44.6 



St. Law- 

 rence 

 Island. 



Asiatic. 



(87) 



17.63 

 13.65 

 13.20 

 77.4 

 84.9 

 14.77 

 1,364 



XL 37 

 7.03 

 13.20 



86.4 

 53.4 



3.60 

 3.92 



91.8 



5.12 

 2.40 



46.8 



NOTES ON THE ESKIMO. 



The 412 (250 males* 162 females) Eskimo crania whose principal 

 measurements are here recorded give a number of indications of 

 importance which may briefly be stated as follows: 



1. There is a strong general relationship in measurements (as there 

 is in visual characteristics) in the crania of all the Eskimo. The 

 term "Eskimo type" is as well justified for the skull as it is for the 

 living of these people. 



2. The cranial breadth and with it the cranial index decrease 

 gradually from the west to the east. There is no sudden change at 



